Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-24
WICBIrA,s HORSE FAIR.
Program, Conditions, Etc, Of the Horse fHir
st Riverside Park.

Program, Conditions, Etc, OF thc 1cr7o 4 sNA
at Riverside Park.
Following is the program, conditions, rates
OF admission, etc, OF the Wichita South
western Horse Fair association, at Riverside
Park, Wichita, Kan, October II, II, Is and
IA, 1887:
SPEED PRoGRAM-FIRST DAY.
Hotel purse-Running, half mile heat, ali
ages, by hortes owned in Se6gwick county.
Purse, $50.
Trotting and pacing-By horses owned in
Sedgwick county outside Of the city OF
Wichita that never trotted or paced for
money Purse, $50.
Trotting or pacipg-Gentlemen' driving
horses who never started in race Cor money,
owned in Sedgwick county, owners to drive
road wagon. Purse $50.
Real estate brokers' puIsa-RuDning mile
and repeat. Purse, So.
SECOND DAY.
Merchants purse-Running one-hah mile
and repeat, 2-year-olds. Purse $50
Tro5ting, 2-year-olds, mile heat, two best
in three to harness. Purse $50.
Running, one mile dash, sll ages, weight
for age. Purse 500.
Three mile trot. Purse siC0.
THIRD DAY.
Bankers purse-Running, mile heats, all
ages. weight for age. Purse 800.
Grand special, to be announced later.
Purse s., 900.
Pacing free to all Purse $500.
Trotting, open to ell stations. Purse
$500.
2:35 trot Purse 500.
FOURTH DAY
Running, mile heats. Horses that have
not won race during the fair. Purse $500.
Consolation for tro tiers and PAGERS. En-
| trance fee. Purse 500.
| Free for all trot. Purse $3.50.
Pole team race, trotters orpacers. Horses
must be owned by one man. Purse $500.
CONDITIONS.
| Trotting and pacing will be governed by
! the rules of the American Trotting Associa-
| ton, of which this association is a member
-Four to fill and three starters in all races.
Entrance, 10 per cent of purse, half Of which
must accompany The entry. Horses drawn
| the night previous 20 races will not be held
| for the other per cent. Heats may be
trotted and paced alternately.
Running races will be governed by the
American Association rules except jockeys
| licensed.
| Entrance ten per cent of purse, which
must accompany entry. Entries to be
eligible must be deposited in entry box st
| secretarys office within one half hour after
the last race on the day previous to the race,
for which the entry is intended. II in case
| of bad weather or other unavoidable cause
the Association is unable TO start one or
mora Of its races By ) o'ciock p. m. Of the
last day OF the fair, such race or races shall
| be declared of.
| Trotting and pacing purses divided, fifty
per cent. to the first, twenty-five per cent. to
| the second, fifteen per cent. 10 the third and
| ten per cent TO the fourth.
Running purses divided, seventy per cant.
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| and ten per cent. to the third.
| Entries close October 18th, 1857.
| Address all entries to j. ". Hartzell, sec
rotary, Wichita, Kansas, P. 0 box 1 Is.
| Admission-The gates will be open at ~
o'clock on each Gay of the fair. Tickets
must be purchased, as no money viii be re-
ceived at the gates. The gate fare will be
as follows: For each person over Is years
OF age an admittance fee Of fifty cents will
be charged; for each person un1er Is years
| of age and over s, an admittance fee Of
twenty-five cents Will be charged; children
under years OF age accompanied by their
parens Or guardians wi be admitted free
All parts OF the grounds free to all for one
| admission fee.
| All public conveyances carrying pas;en-
gers from the city viii be charged as fol
| lows:
For each four horse conveyance, s. per
day.
! For each two horse conveyance, $3.50 per
day.
Comfortable box stall with bedding VIII be
furnished TO all horses at 50 cents per day
during the fair.
Horses coming in before the fair can occu
Ply stalls free OF charge until the fair begins
Corn, oats and hay can be had on tbs
grounds at market prices Stalls will not
be considered engaged Until paid for.
MISCELLANEOUS
Day police and night watchmeu VIII be al
ways on duty.
kilograms aud letters sent in care of The
secretary, will be deliver, on the grounds
Certificates emitting shipping exhibitors tc
return goods viii be issued on application Il
the secretary.
No Intoxicating liquors. viii be allowed OF
the grounds.
No gambling will be allowed upon th'
grounds other than the usual selling Of 20 l.
upon the races
For privileges apply to J. W. Hartzsli
secretary, office in Aidrich 6 Browns bloc.1
rooms % and 2i, Main street
CARD To THE PUBLIC.
| The directors desire to say that they ~
entirely dependent upon the generosity
the public for the success Of this fair a.
earnestly solicit the hearty cooperation o.
or all TO make this the browning event of It.,
season. The thousands OF C tizans o. VIE
ita, together with the multitude of strange
constantly with US, will appreciate the en-
tertainment furnished. and the object j.
l Wow ~ dol 1a